English

 Half Termly Curriculum Focus:

Poetry - Senses and Similes. We will start with creative poetry which will form initial corridor displays. The children's poetry will eventually be placed in a book and will be on show during open evening.

Fiction - Beowulf (Defeating the Monster Tale)

Non-Fiction - Recount

Focus:

• Detailed descriptions, using paragraphs, nouns and pronouns
• Expanded noun phrases, expressing time and cause using conjunctions, prepositions, adverbs and subordinate clauses 
• Direct speech punctuation, commas after fronted adverbials and to mark subordinate clauses

Grammatical Terminology:  subordinate clause, pronoun, adverb and preposition

Spelling Shed:   

 Science

Half Termly Curriculum Focus:

Switched On! - Electricity:

• sorting electrical products according to their power source     
• making and recording electrical circuits   
• explaining how an electrical circuit works   
• identifying and correcting problems with circuits     
• design and make a switch
• sort materials into conductors and insulators

Topic 

Half Termly Curriculum Focus:

Anglo-Saxon History

Timeline - putting invasions and settlements into context,

Where the Anglo Saxons came from,

Locations of Saxon settlements, 

Jobs,

Village life and houses,

Religion,

Kings.

DT/Art

Half Termly Curriculum Focus:

 We will be looking at the works of Cezanne, Hepworth, Arp and Moore.

Still life sketching of 'spheres' including shadow.This is followed by watercolour 'still life' paintings inspired by Cezanne.

3D Sculptures inspired by Barbara Hepworth. These are made using 'new clay' and will be on display in the classrooms.

Y4 Transition    

It has been so lovely to have met so many of you at our transition days this week and we hope you have enjoyed them and are as excited as we are about September!

If you were unable to attend the sessions this week, there are some video links below, introducing your teachers and the powerpoint we showed with all the important information for Year 4. 

Meet your teachers! 4HP

Meet your teachers -4HE

Transition Information Part 1

Transition Information Part 2

 Below are links to useful websites to support your child's learning further. Don't forget there are lots more web links on the Parent Hub page.

 Reading: Oxford Owl     This is free to sign up and gives you access to many of the same reading books your child would read on                          the reading  scheme at school.

  Maths:  nrich      This site provides lots of challenge activities such as problem solving for children to really think about.

Science: This site regularly updates to provide home learning resources to support curriculum science topics. 

   Art: Each week the children's author and illustrator, Rob Biddulph uploads a draw-with-me video showing you how to

                                          draw all sorts of different characters. Click on the link to see all the videos he's uploaded so far and get creative!

    All subjects: There are lots of videos and activities covering many curriculum subjects and all ages.

   All subjects: There are home learning packs for Year 4 as well as hundreds of activities and powerpoints covering a                                                    huge variety of curriculum topics for all ages.

Library :

                    To access Reading Cloud, click here.